Creating a searchable pdf with Print2PDF

VFP 9.2, XP sp2

Using print2pdf for a number of reports. Most of them are searchable for
text, but one is not. Acrobat seems to think the one report is a scanned
document.

The only difference I find is that when calling the "problem" report I set
reportbehavior 90. Could this be the reason? Do I need that command to
take advatage of multiple detail bands?

Thanks in advance.

Dave Tiffany

Dan
Wed Mar 12 16:43:56 CDT 2008

When you SET REPORTB 90, the new output engine generates an in-memory TIFF
image which is then sent to the printer (in your case, Acrobat) a page at a
time. So Acrobat is actually correct.

No, you do not need that setting for multiple detail bands.

Dan

David Tiffany wrote:
> VFP 9.2, XP sp2
>
> Using print2pdf for a number of reports. Most of them are searchable
> for text, but one is not. Acrobat seems to think the one report is a
> scanned document.
>
> The only difference I find is that when calling the "problem" report
> I set reportbehavior 90. Could this be the reason? Do I need that
> command to take advatage of multiple detail bands?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Dave Tiffany

Paul
Wed Mar 12 16:55:19 CDT 2008

Are you saying that creating pdfs with REPORTBEHAVIOR = 90 ALWAYS results in
an image file written to the pdf? Yuck! That's terrible.



"Dan Freeman" <spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When you SET REPORTB 90, the new output engine generates an in-memory TIFF
> image which is then sent to the printer (in your case, Acrobat) a page at
> a time. So Acrobat is actually correct.
>
> No, you do not need that setting for multiple detail bands.
>
> Dan
>
> David Tiffany wrote:
>> VFP 9.2, XP sp2
>>
>> Using print2pdf for a number of reports. Most of them are searchable
>> for text, but one is not. Acrobat seems to think the one report is a
>> scanned document.
>>
>> The only difference I find is that when calling the "problem" report
>> I set reportbehavior 90. Could this be the reason? Do I need that
>> command to take advatage of multiple detail bands?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Dave Tiffany
>
>

Dan
Wed Mar 12 17:06:08 CDT 2008

I'm saying that what gets *printed* is an image. If the printer is a PDF
then yep.

Dan


Paul Pedersen wrote:
> Are you saying that creating pdfs with REPORTBEHAVIOR = 90 ALWAYS
> results in an image file written to the pdf? Yuck! That's terrible.
>
>
>
> "Dan Freeman" <spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23f0jtoIhIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> When you SET REPORTB 90, the new output engine generates an
>> in-memory TIFF image which is then sent to the printer (in your
>> case, Acrobat) a page at a time. So Acrobat is actually correct.
>>
>> No, you do not need that setting for multiple detail bands.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> David Tiffany wrote:
>>> VFP 9.2, XP sp2
>>>
>>> Using print2pdf for a number of reports. Most of them are
>>> searchable for text, but one is not. Acrobat seems to think the
>>> one report is a scanned document.
>>>
>>> The only difference I find is that when calling the "problem" report
>>> I set reportbehavior 90. Could this be the reason? Do I need that
>>> command to take advatage of multiple detail bands?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> Dave Tiffany

Paul
Wed Mar 12 17:31:28 CDT 2008

I tried it with REPORTBEHAVIOR = 80, and the pdf came out "normal".

This is a good thing to know.



"Dan Freeman" <spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ej%236H1IhIHA.2304@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> I'm saying that what gets *printed* is an image. If the printer is a PDF
> then yep.
>
> Dan
>
>
> Paul Pedersen wrote:
>> Are you saying that creating pdfs with REPORTBEHAVIOR = 90 ALWAYS
>> results in an image file written to the pdf? Yuck! That's terrible.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Dan Freeman" <spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23f0jtoIhIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> When you SET REPORTB 90, the new output engine generates an
>>> in-memory TIFF image which is then sent to the printer (in your
>>> case, Acrobat) a page at a time. So Acrobat is actually correct.
>>>
>>> No, you do not need that setting for multiple detail bands.
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>> David Tiffany wrote:
>>>> VFP 9.2, XP sp2
>>>>
>>>> Using print2pdf for a number of reports. Most of them are
>>>> searchable for text, but one is not. Acrobat seems to think the
>>>> one report is a scanned document.
>>>>
>>>> The only difference I find is that when calling the "problem" report
>>>> I set reportbehavior 90. Could this be the reason? Do I need that
>>>> command to take advatage of multiple detail bands?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>> Dave Tiffany
>
>

David
Thu Mar 13 13:31:25 CDT 2008

Took out the set reportbehavior and all is well.

Thanks Dan.


"Paul Pedersen" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
news:OV6cMDJhIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I tried it with REPORTBEHAVIOR = 80, and the pdf came out "normal".
>
> This is a good thing to know.
>
>
>
> "Dan Freeman" <spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ej%236H1IhIHA.2304@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> I'm saying that what gets *printed* is an image. If the printer is a PDF
>> then yep.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>> Paul Pedersen wrote:
>>> Are you saying that creating pdfs with REPORTBEHAVIOR = 90 ALWAYS
>>> results in an image file written to the pdf? Yuck! That's terrible.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Dan Freeman" <spam@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23f0jtoIhIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> When you SET REPORTB 90, the new output engine generates an
>>>> in-memory TIFF image which is then sent to the printer (in your
>>>> case, Acrobat) a page at a time. So Acrobat is actually correct.
>>>>
>>>> No, you do not need that setting for multiple detail bands.
>>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>>
>>>> David Tiffany wrote:
>>>>> VFP 9.2, XP sp2
>>>>>
>>>>> Using print2pdf for a number of reports. Most of them are
>>>>> searchable for text, but one is not. Acrobat seems to think the
>>>>> one report is a scanned document.
>>>>>
>>>>> The only difference I find is that when calling the "problem" report
>>>>> I set reportbehavior 90. Could this be the reason? Do I need that
>>>>> command to take advatage of multiple detail bands?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave Tiffany
>>
>>
>
>